For investors in the agricultural sector, foreign companies (PMA) can obtain a leasehold on land under Right to Cultivate or Hak Guna Usaha on state owned or private land. Right to cultivate permits the use of the land for estate or plantation purposes only. It is normally issued for a maximum of 35 years with the possibility to extend for a further 25 years.
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Ownership of the land must be registered with the local Land Office and National Land Agency Badan Pertanahan Nasional. The Hak Guna Usaha land title can be sold and transferred to a third party through a sale and purchase agreement in the form of a notarial deed and then registered with the Land Office.
Authorised Land Conveyance Officer (Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah or “PPAT“) exclusively have the authority to draw up deeds and land transaction certificates. In regions where a PPAT is not available, the head of the municipality may have the authority to carry out the transaction.